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http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2005/10/07/news/news03.txt


An investigation into a grizzly bear mauling that severely injured two people in the Many Glacier Valley is complete, with Glacier National Park officially concluding that the incident involved "a defensive action by a female grizzly with two cubs."
"As this was a defensive attack, no management action will be taken against the bears," a park press release on the investigation states. "This determination was made in accordance with Glacier's Bear Management Guidelines."

Rangers had little choice with management actions, since the bears could not be located in the days following the Aug. 25 attack, and if a sow with cubs had been located, it would have been difficult to determine if they were the bears involved in the mauling.